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mr. hoyer: i do. mr.s: i would not stand up here if i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an opinion on that fact. however, i want to recall to the gentleman that in the armed services committee, after due consideration, the armed services committee voted not to discriminate. not to discriminate against women. not to say to women, yes, you can serve, but you don't have to sign up for the draft. many of us felt that if you're going to ask young men to sign up for the draft, young men, women ought to be treated equally. we felt not to do so was discrimination. that amendment passed in the committee. and came to the rule
mr. hoyer: i do. mr.s: i would not stand up here if i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an opinion on...
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mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the ayes have it. hoyer: -- mr. hoyer: mr.peaker, i did not hear and therefore was not able to ask for a recorded vote on the motion to rise. the speaker did not articulate that, so the house could hear it. and i suggest the -- i request a vote on the motion to rise. now, the speaker may tell me we are past that point, but the fact of the matter is, nobody on this house floor heard the speaker articulate the issue of whether the committee ought to ise. the speaker pro tempore: the house is definitely -- past that point. is the gentleman seeking a recorded volt on the -- mr. hoyer: on the motion to rise. the speaker pro tempore: on the adoption of the amendment? mr. hoyer: recorded vote on the adoption of the amendment. which amendment is the speaker talking about? if he's talking about the
mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the ayes have it. hoyer: -- mr. hoyer: mr.peaker, i did not hear and therefore was not able to ask for a recorded vote on the motion to rise. the speaker did not articulate that, so the house could hear it. and i suggest the -- i request a vote on the motion to rise. now, the speaker may tell me we are past that point, but the fact of the matter is, nobody on this house floor heard the speaker articulate the issue of whether the committee ought...
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mr. hoyer: i do. mr.f i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an opinion on that fact. however, i want to recall to the gentleman that in the armed services committee, after due consideration, the armed services committee voted not to discriminate. not to discriminate against women. not to say to women, yes, you can serve, but you don't have to sign up for the draft. many of us felt that if you're going to ask young men to sign up for the draft, young men, women ought to be treated equally. we felt not to do so was discrimination. that amendment passed in the committee. and came to the rules committee , and my understan
mr. hoyer: i do. mr.f i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an opinion on that fact. however, i want to...
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mr. hoyer: i do. mr. sessions: i would not stand up here if i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an opinion on that fact. however, i want to recall to the gentleman that in the armed services committee, after due consideration, the armed services committee voted not to discriminate. not to discriminate against women. not to say to women, yes, you can serve, but you don't have to sign up for the draft. many of us felt that if you're going to ask young men to sign up for the draft, young men, women ought to be treated equally. we felt not to do so was discrimination. that amendment passed in the committee. and came to
mr. hoyer: i do. mr. sessions: i would not stand up here if i were for fear of one second of not being able to understand you and you understand me. i understand you. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. sessions: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his comments. let me make an observation on which the gentleman would stay in the well because he might want to respond. i did not accuse the republican party of discriminating. i will not at this point in time hazard an...
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mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. byrne: the provision he's referring to, a provision regarding including women in the draft, was, in fact, offered in the middle of the night. without any hearings in the armed services committee. without any notice to the american people. and so there was inadequate hearing. there wasn't adequate opportunity for everybody to be heard. the decision was made that the better way to do it if we are going to consider t. and it probably is something we need to consider, is do it through a regular committee process where we notice it to the american people. where we have hearings. when people can be heard. and then we can have a full and honest debate with the american people having had a chance to weigh in. so i disagree with the gentleman from maryland. i think this is exactly the appropriate process. if we are going to take up something of that magnitude, we ought to do it right and not do it because of an amendment that was offered as sort of a last-minute thing in the middle of the nigh
mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. byrne: the provision he's referring to, a provision regarding including women in the draft, was, in fact, offered in the middle of the night. without any hearings in the armed services committee. without any notice to the american people. and so there was inadequate hearing. there wasn't adequate opportunity for everybody to be heard. the decision was made that the better way to do it if we are going to consider t. and it probably is something we need to...
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mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i would say to the speaker in response quite the opposite. the government and the people of district of columbia need to be allowed to chart their own course which is what i think most of you say on a regular basis. it is a mystery to me and ought to be a mystery to every american who believes in the premise that people ought to govern themselves. why house republicans are determined to strip that ability from the 700,000 americans who live in our nation's capital? they pay taxes. they pay taxes to their local government and we want to make that decision. i understand what the courts have said and that courts may rule that way, but shouldn't we have the patience to let the court system decide whether or not this research da of the people of the district of columbia -- referendum of the people of the district of columbia is a judge to be appropriate? the locally raised revenues from taxes and fees do not originate from the federal government but from hardworking residents of washington
mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i would say to the speaker in response quite the opposite. the government and the people of district of columbia need to be allowed to chart their own course which is what i think most of you say on a regular basis. it is a mystery to me and ought to be a mystery to every american who believes in the premise that people ought to govern themselves. why house republicans are determined to strip that ability from the 700,000 americans who live in our...
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mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to re -- to revise and extend. i rise in support of this legislation. which is the product of much negotiation, which is an understatement, i think, and an effort to find consensus. congress first enacted the toxic substance control act 40 years ago, to protect americans from the risk posed by chemicals in commerce. it's not been re-authorized since. since its original enactment, the law has become outdated an efforts to modernize it have been ongoing for several years with great difficulty. under current law, it's become hardener e.p.a. to ban even substances that are known to cause cancer such as asbestos. the bill before us today is a breakthrough after a significant amount of work. it remits a compromise that, while not perfect, as everyone has noted is a great improvement over current law. and it will help the e.p.a. protect americans from harmful toxic substances and safeguard our environment. this bill will require the e.p.a. to evaluate both existing and new chemical substances against the new risk-based sc
mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to re -- to revise and extend. i rise in support of this legislation. which is the product of much negotiation, which is an understatement, i think, and an effort to find consensus. congress first enacted the toxic substance control act 40 years ago, to protect americans from the risk posed by chemicals in commerce. it's not been re-authorized since. since its original enactment, the law has become outdated an efforts to modernize it...
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in the meantime, i want you to yield to the distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyernk you very much, leader. the republicans have created an environment of radical im, fear and exclusion. the presumptive nominee is the result of their work on and what they have sowed they are now reaping. tomorrow house republicans will welcome donald trump to capitol hill, someone who supports legislation to allow businesses to refuse services to lgbt people and their families. segregation revisited. but this is nothing new, as the leader has said. in fact house vice president have been supporting policy that is expressly discriminate against americans based on who they are or who they love. house republicans spent 2$2.5 million in taxpayer funds to defend the discriminatory defense of marriage act in federal court, losing every single case, including finally at the supreme court. they're going to lose their case with the american people in just a few months. representative louis goemer said he wouldn't have been ability -- representative steven king of iowa sponsored a resolution i
in the meantime, i want you to yield to the distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyernk you very much, leader. the republicans have created an environment of radical im, fear and exclusion. the presumptive nominee is the result of their work on and what they have sowed they are now reaping. tomorrow house republicans will welcome donald trump to capitol hill, someone who supports legislation to allow businesses to refuse services to lgbt people and their families. segregation revisited. but this...
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mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate that very much, mr. speaker. i want to reply to my very good friend of maryland whom i not only have great esteem for but frankly great personal affection for. i want to answer his question. this is not a cover vote. the main item here is veterans and military construction. that's over $83 billion. that through normal order is moving forward. now, to also move the zika bill with it makes a lot of sense. frankly, one of the things in this bill -- and i disagree with my friend's characterization -- we want to make sure that misguided environmental regulations don't stop us from deploying pesti
mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate...
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mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate that very much, mr. speaker. i want to reply to my very good friend of maryland whom i not only have great esteem for but frankly great personal affection for. i want to answer his question. this is not a cover vote. the main item here is veterans and military construction. that's over $83 billion. that through normal order is moving forward. now, to also move the zika bill with it makes a lot of sense. frankly, one of the things in this bill -- and i disagree with my friend's characterization -- we want to make sure that misguided environmental regulations don't stop us from deploying pesti
mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate...
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mr. hoyer: he said this. all members of congress should take the virus seriously and put aside partisanship. time is not on our side as the summer months draw near. i will in just a second. on your time. senator marco rubio of florida said in april, congress is going to have to explain to the people why it is that we sat around for weeks and did nothing on something of this magnitude. that's mark yow rubio. let's work together to pass an emergency supplemental. steve womack said this. if we fail to deal with the issue and there are hardships that would be posed on society in this country, you won't -- you wouldn't be able to compute those costs. it's a dice roll, he said, to get into an argument about zika funding and run thinking risk and having something catastrophic happen as we own it he, said. we will own it. if this gets out of hand and we don't have the appropriate resources deployed now. it should have been 30 days ago, 60 days ago, 90 days ago. let's not have this become a crisis. let us act now on t
mr. hoyer: he said this. all members of congress should take the virus seriously and put aside partisanship. time is not on our side as the summer months draw near. i will in just a second. on your time. senator marco rubio of florida said in april, congress is going to have to explain to the people why it is that we sat around for weeks and did nothing on something of this magnitude. that's mark yow rubio. let's work together to pass an emergency supplemental. steve womack said this. if we...
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mccarthy, and the gentleman from maryland, the minority whip, mr. hoyer, requires the attorney general through arrangement with the national academy of sciences and secretary of h.h.s. through an arrangement with the national academy of sciences or another entity to identify outcomes that are to be achieved by the activities funded by congress to address opioid abuse. develop the metrics by which program performance will be evaluate, complete an interim evaluation, assessing the nature and extent of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the united states and carry out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs. additionally, to increase transparency and facilitate the evaluation of the performance of the programs, the bill requires grantees to collect an annual report, data on the activities pursuant to these programs. evaluation such as these can be congress' best measure of how well a federal program or agency is operating. at their conclusion, we hope to learn, for example, whether a substantial number of criminal justice agency perso
mccarthy, and the gentleman from maryland, the minority whip, mr. hoyer, requires the attorney general through arrangement with the national academy of sciences and secretary of h.h.s. through an arrangement with the national academy of sciences or another entity to identify outcomes that are to be achieved by the activities funded by congress to address opioid abuse. develop the metrics by which program performance will be evaluate, complete an interim evaluation, assessing the nature and...
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and with that we'll start with mr. hoyer. you for being here. >> chairman graves and ranking remember defazio. i want to associate myself with the remarks from the gentleman from mr. p pennsylvania, mr. schuster. clearly this was the crown jewel. clearly nobody would be calling it the crown jewel today and clearly it must be the crow jewel for all of the reasons that the chairman mentioned. we used to call this america's subway. millions of constituents in this room use this system. i appreciate the opportunity to share my input regarding the transit authority and the need for robust investment and high safety standard. the safety and reliability of the metro is of krit kol pornts, not only to washington, d.c. and its surrounding communities. it's also critical to the smooth functioning of the federal government and national defense and homeland security. both civilian and military rely on the metro to get do their offices and to their duty stations. my district is over to 62,000 federal employees, many who serve in military
and with that we'll start with mr. hoyer. you for being here. >> chairman graves and ranking remember defazio. i want to associate myself with the remarks from the gentleman from mr. p pennsylvania, mr. schuster. clearly this was the crown jewel. clearly nobody would be calling it the crown jewel today and clearly it must be the crow jewel for all of the reasons that the chairman mentioned. we used to call this america's subway. millions of constituents in this room use this system. i...
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mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, it appears that no one is going to be able to tell me what the schedule is for the week to come. i will tell you that's unfortunate. i hope there is a schedule for the week to come. because there's a lot to be done. we haven't done -- we haven't finalized zika. we passed a bill here which we think was inadequate. we haven't dealt with flint. we need to pass puerto rico restructuring. i think they've made some progress on that. i congratulate the speaker. and the leader for facilitating that progress. we don't have a voting rights bill scheduled. we need to do that. there are a number of other serious pieces of legislation this house needs to consider. we're going to go out next week and we will have no colloquy next week, mr. speaker. there will be no opportunity to discuss the schedule for obviously the break, we will have no schedule, but for june or the weeks thereafter, to do some of the serious business that cronlts us and to help some of the people -- crobblets -- cronl
mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, it appears that no one is going to be able to tell me what the schedule is for the week to come. i will tell you that's unfortunate. i hope there is a schedule for the week to come. because there's a lot to be done. we haven't done -- we haven't finalized zika. we passed a bill here which we think was inadequate. we haven't dealt with flint. we need to pass puerto rico restructuring. i think they've made some progress on that. i congratulate the...
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mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, it appears that no one is going to be able to tell me what the schedule is for the week to come. i will tell you that's unfortunate. i hope there is a schedule for the week to come. because there's a lot to be done. we haven't done -- we haven't finalized zika. we passed a bill here which we think was inadequate. we haven't dealt with flint. we need to pass puerto rico restructuring. i think they've made some progress on that. i congratulate the speaker. and the leader for facilitating that progress. we don't have a voting rights bill scheduled. we need to do that. there are a number of other serious pieces of legislation this house needs to consider. we're going to go out next week and we will have no colloquy next week, mr. speaker. there will be no opportunity to discuss the schedule for obviously the break, we will have no schedule, but for june or the weeks thereafter, to do some of the serious business that cronlts us and to help some of the people -- crobblets -- cronl
mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, it appears that no one is going to be able to tell me what the schedule is for the week to come. i will tell you that's unfortunate. i hope there is a schedule for the week to come. because there's a lot to be done. we haven't done -- we haven't finalized zika. we passed a bill here which we think was inadequate. we haven't dealt with flint. we need to pass puerto rico restructuring. i think they've made some progress on that. i congratulate the...
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mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate that very much, mr. speaker. i want to reply to my very good friend of maryland whom i not only have great esteem for but frankly great personal affection for. i want to answer his question. this is not a cover vote. the main item here is veterans and military construction. that's over $83 billion. that through normal order is moving forward. now, to also move the zika bill with it makes a lot of sense. frankly, one of the things in this bill -- and i disagree with my friend's characterization -- we want to make sure that misguided environmental regulations don't stop us from deploying pesti
mr. hoyer: this is a cover vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. hoyer: vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. does the gentleman from oklahoma continue to reserve the balance of his time? mr. cole: no. i'd yield myself, mr. speaker, such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. cole: i appreciate...
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--mr. hoyer. myselfnt to associate with the remarks of the gentleman from mr. schuster.learly, this was the crown jewel. nobody would call it the crown jewel today and cleary it must be the ground jewel -- crown jewel. millions and millions of everyday constituents in this room is the system. i appreciate the opportunity to , and the need for robust investment and high safety standards. the safety and reliability of the metro is of critical importance, not only to washington dc and the surrounding communities, but it is critical for the smooth governing of the government. both civilian and military rely on the metro to get to their office and duty stations. my district is home to 62,000 federal employees, and many who serve in military jobs located here in regional installations. many depend on metro to get to work each day to survey american people. tool foralso a crucial the millions of americans and foreign visitors who come to our nations capital you cheer. that is the premise which underlies our federal focus. i join the rest of the national capital region delegatio
--mr. hoyer. myselfnt to associate with the remarks of the gentleman from mr. schuster.learly, this was the crown jewel. nobody would call it the crown jewel today and cleary it must be the ground jewel -- crown jewel. millions and millions of everyday constituents in this room is the system. i appreciate the opportunity to , and the need for robust investment and high safety standards. the safety and reliability of the metro is of critical importance, not only to washington dc and the...
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. >> mr. hoyer he may proceed. >> into the chairman of theing i committee by nobody wouldt call this the crown jewel today it clearly and must me for all the reasons the chairman mentioned we used to call america's subway because constituents in this room use this system. i appreciate the opportunity to share my input on for robust investment and i safety standards this is of critical importance natalie washington d.c. but the functioning of the federal government for national defense and homeland's security both civilian and military rely on the metro to get to offices and dutyderal stations my district is foreign to 62,000 employees in many are located here many depend on the track to get to work to serve thellions o american people metro is a crucial tool for those visitors that come to the nation's capital each year. that is the premise that underlines the federal focus i join the rest of the region delegation last general manager that you have spoken positively to discuss the new state track pl
. >> mr. hoyer he may proceed. >> into the chairman of theing i committee by nobody wouldt call this the crown jewel today it clearly and must me for all the reasons the chairman mentioned we used to call america's subway because constituents in this room use this system. i appreciate the opportunity to share my input on for robust investment and i safety standards this is of critical importance natalie washington d.c. but the functioning of the federal government for national...
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mr. hoyer's district, we have thousands of distributes vacant, department of agriculture, and we have been private there for five years and acres,a hearing, 177,000 five times the size of manhattan and the air force sitting there with 00 buildings half of them empty. i need 400 acres from the air force to do a cargo port and you could ememploy people. we have assets across this nation sitting idle because no bureaucrat has it up here to make that into a producing asset. we haven't gotten into v.a. thousands of properties, buildings sitting idle. this bill starts the process. would you give it to the federal government. people look at me like i have been smoking marijuana. could i have another minute? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for another minute. mr. mica: would you consider giving your property to the federal government. no way, jose. this bill knows how to deal and at ge with real estate look the properties. but we'll get an inventory and recommendation and hopefully do something. bureaucrats will do nothing. they don't think. their brains are not wired to think
mr. hoyer's district, we have thousands of distributes vacant, department of agriculture, and we have been private there for five years and acres,a hearing, 177,000 five times the size of manhattan and the air force sitting there with 00 buildings half of them empty. i need 400 acres from the air force to do a cargo port and you could ememploy people. we have assets across this nation sitting idle because no bureaucrat has it up here to make that into a producing asset. we haven't gotten into...
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pelosi, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, were original co-sponsors. it passed by a voice vote in the house. and 97-3 in the senate. on july 21, 2014, president obama signed an executive order 11478 banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in hiring. unfortunately, despite our broad history of working together to protect the free exercise right, the president refused to provide conscious protections for religious-based organizations who engage in government contracting. this amendment would clarify that existing religious freedom protections, already in law under the rfra, the americans with disability act, the 1964 civil rights act, and president bush's executive order 13279 would apply irrespective of the amendment offered by mr. maloney. we can debate the merits of executive order 11478. however, we should have no problem ensuring that religious entities still enjoy the protections of the free exercise of religion. i urge a yes vote on my amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. th
pelosi, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, were original co-sponsors. it passed by a voice vote in the house. and 97-3 in the senate. on july 21, 2014, president obama signed an executive order 11478 banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in hiring. unfortunately, despite our broad history of working together to protect the free exercise right, the president refused to provide conscious protections for religious-based...
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crowley, i thank distinguished members of the leadership, mr. hoyer for not only his statement today, but his leadership on all of these issues, lgbt among them. mr. clyburn, thank you for calling our attention to the birther issue and the tradition that accompanies it. mr. beserro thank you for sharing your personal story on the contribution that immigrants make to america, the constant reinvigoration of our country. mr. crowley, thank you for sharing the sad tale of what is happening in your district when you spoke out and demonstrated your support for muslims. i will add to what you said about peter king. peter king was a chairman of the homeland security committee, and he said -- this is the enemy living among us. when he referenced the islamic community in our country. rules of the house prevent us from showing you a side by side and some of the egregious remarked made bed members in not an official setting, but we'll have that another day with other members and another political setting, because they deem that to be political if we were to show
crowley, i thank distinguished members of the leadership, mr. hoyer for not only his statement today, but his leadership on all of these issues, lgbt among them. mr. clyburn, thank you for calling our attention to the birther issue and the tradition that accompanies it. mr. beserro thank you for sharing your personal story on the contribution that immigrants make to america, the constant reinvigoration of our country. mr. crowley, thank you for sharing the sad tale of what is happening in your...
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hoyer. >> i want to associate myself with the remarks from the gentlemen from pennsylvania, mr. shuster. clearly this was the crown jewel and nobody would be calling it that today and clearly it must be the crown jewel for all of the the reasons the chairman said. millions of people in this room use this system. i appreciate being allowed to share my input on the need for robust investment and high safety standards. the safety and reliability of the metro is critical imimportantly to washington, d.c. and susurrounding communities. it is important for the smooth functioning of the government and our national security. my district is home to 62,000 federal employees and many serve in military jobs located here and many depend on metro to get to work to serve the american people. metro is a crucial tool for the millions of americans and foreign visitors that come to the nation's capital this year. i had a meeting with paul weidefeld, metro's general manager who you have spoken and i think that is proposed. to discuss wmata's new plan that addresses to improve safety. we spoke on a more broa
hoyer. >> i want to associate myself with the remarks from the gentlemen from pennsylvania, mr. shuster. clearly this was the crown jewel and nobody would be calling it that today and clearly it must be the crown jewel for all of the the reasons the chairman said. millions of people in this room use this system. i appreciate being allowed to share my input on the need for robust investment and high safety standards. the safety and reliability of the metro is critical imimportantly to...